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Month: April 2019 (Page 1 of 3)

Pyranha 9R MKII Walkthrough

Bren Orton gives a run down of the changes to the Pyranha 9R in this Pyranha 9R MKII walkthrough video.

Pyranha 9R MKII Walkthrough
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Movie Monday 29 April 2019

Welcome to Unsponsored and Movie Monday 29 April 2019.

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Production Pyranha 9R MKII

Unsponsored was able to get a closer look at a prototype of the new Pyranha 9R MKII earlier this year. You can check those images out by clicking here.

Thanks to Nick Jones Photography we have some images of the production Pyranha 9R MKII that was released today. Nick took the images at Go Kayaking North West paddle sports store. Go Kayaking North West have both stock and demos of the new boat available right now.

Production Pyranha 9R MKII
Production Pyranha 9R MKII
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Social Media Saturday 27 April 2019

Welcome to Social Media Saturday 27 April 2019. We hope you enjoy!

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5 Most Common Kayaking Mistakes

Just a quick one to try and highlight some common mistakes and how to fix them!

5 Most Common Kayaking Mistakes
5 Most Common Kayaking Mistakes

Let me know if this helps at all. My apologies to the beater in the blue boat.

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Movie Monday 22 April 2019

Welcome to Movie Monday 22 April 2019 at Unsponsored. We’ve got another varied collection of edits for you to check out this week.

Movie Monday 22 April 2019
Movie Monday 22 April 2019

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If There Is High Water There Is No Tired

If There Is High Water There Is No Tired – Hard to beat the best day of kayaking, so this is officially the second best week!

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Social Media Saturday 20 April 2019

Welcome to Social Media Saturday 20 April 2019 at Unsponsored. Enjoy!

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Dagger Vanguard

It looks like Dagger have a prototype kayak that has broken out into the open. This is the Dagger Vanguard. It’s said to be faster than the Phantom but definitely looks shorter than the Green Boat. This means it must be around 10 feet in length.

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Koktuli Wild

At the heart of the Alaskan Pebble Mine controversy, the Koktuli River winds its way through the Alaskan bushland from its source at Frying Pan Lake to Bristol Bay. Known for the salmon that return to the region each year in epic proportions to spawn and die, disrupting the landscape vital to this eco-system would devastate the fishery, its industry and peripheral wildlife tourism industries as well. This massive project would set a dangerous new precedent for mining and development in the Bristol Bay region and all of Alaska.

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Astral YTV PFD

We had an original YTV PFD a few years ago and were really impressed with both the weight and fit of it. Astral have made some changes to the design. At present the YTV is still not approved for watersports use in the UK or EU but is US Coast Guard Approved.

Astral YTV PFD
Astral YTV PFD
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River Elf Storm Rider

There is something very tempting about River Elf boats. I don’t know whether it’s the name, the designs or the fact the boats are composite. May be it is a combination of all of these.

River Elf Storm Rider
River Elf Storm Rider
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